Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross with Swords, III Class, c.1915
Instituted 19 July 1866. A Maltese cross paty constructed of zinc, with crossed Roman swords above the 12 o’clock cross arm, the obverse centre presents a circular central medallion bearing the crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a circular border in the form of a buckled belt inscribed MERENTI (MERIT) above, with arabesques below, the reverse centre bearing the Bavarian crowned lion rampant within a circular border in the form of a buckled belt dated 1866, measuring 42.06 mm (w) x 50.14 mm (h), on a white ribbon with blue and black stripes, very fine.

